Troy, Mich. — DraftKings Inc. and Live! Hospitality & Entertainment are opening the country’s first Sports & Social DraftKings venue at Somerset Collection in Troy this fall. Sports & Social DraftKings will offer a live sports viewing and wagering experience with a 32-foot LED media wall and gameday watch parties. Guests will be able to access DraftKings’ mobile platforms to play fantasy sports and wager on sports, including football, basketball, baseball, golf, MMA, soccer and tennis. The venue will offer a menu with a variety of game day foods and specialty …
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Cherry Hill, N.J. — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) has welcomed several new tenants to Cherry Hill Mall in metro Philadelphia. Apparel brands Psycho Bunny and Levi’s have signed leases for 2,390 and 3,000 square feet with plans to open in mid-2023 and late 2022, respectively. Seafood restaurant Eddie V’s has also committed to 8,685 square feet and is targeting a spring 2023 opening. Laura Pomerantz of Cushman & Wakefield represented Levi’s in the lease negotiations, and Drew Schaul and David Orkin of CBRE respectively represented Psycho Bunny and Eddie …
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Plans Redevelopment of Westfield Garden State Plaza in Northern New Jersey
Paramus, N.J. — Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), a shopping center owner-operator based in France, has unveiled plans to redevelop Westfield Garden State Plaza, a 2.1 million-square-foot regional mall in the Northern New Jersey community of Paramus. According to Forbes, Westfield Garden State Plaza remains one of the best-performing regional malls in the country. But about 10 years ago, URW began planning a long-term redevelopment to distinguish the property from and compete with American Dream, Triple Five Group’s entertainment-heavy mega-mall that is located within the Meadowlands sports complex in nearby East Rutherford. To that …
JLL Arranges $12.9 Million Sale of Riverchase Crossings Shopping Center Near Birmingham
Hoover, Ala. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $12.9 million sale of Riverchase Crossings, an 89,576-square-foot retail center located roughly 10 miles south of Birmingham in Hoover. Brad Buchanan, Jim Hamilton and Andrew Kahn of JLL and Emris Graham of EHG Properties represented the seller, Riverchase Crossings LLC, and procured the buyer, Livingston Properties, in the transaction. Built in 1977 and renovated in 2004, the property was fully occupied at the time of sale by tenants including Bed Bath & Beyond, Michaels, Office Depot and Chipotle Mexican Grill.
SRS Real Estate Partners Brokers $8.1 Million Sale of Planet Fitness-Occupied Retail Property in San Diego
San Diego — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of single-tenant retail building located at 9420 Scranton Road in San Diego. A Southern California-based retail property owner and operator sold the property to a Southern California-based family partnership for $8.1 million in an all-cash transaction. Planet Fitness occupies the 17,000-square-foot building, which was built in 1986 and renovated in 2020. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS’ National Net Lease group represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
Suwanee, Ga. — Macy’s has opened its “off-mall” store concept, Market by Macy’s, in the metro Atlanta area. The 30,000-square-foot store is located within Johns Creek Town Center at 3630 Peachtree Parkway in Suwanee, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. The store — the third Market by Macy’s in the Atlanta area — includes a rotating installation of apparel called “Trend Village,” a Toys ‘R’ Us store-within-a-store and home décor and cosmetics departments. By the end of the year, Macy’s plans to expand Market by Macy’s to eight total …
Chicago and Memphis Tenn. — Chicago-based JLL has entered into a strategic partnership with Memphis, Tennessee-based Poag Shopping Centers to acquire and redevelop mixed-use assets. Poag will provide development and redevelopment services for JLL-managed centers across the U.S., while JLL will provide management and operational services to Poag’s 10 open-air lifestyle centers. Poag will partner with JLL on its existing pipeline of redevelopment work and intends to grow this platform as more malls and open-air centers are revamped for today’s changing retail environment. Poag will also work with JLL to answer …
Faris Lee Investments Negotiates $19.5 Million Acquisition of Anaheim Resort Centre Near Disneyland
Anaheim, Calif. — Faris Lee Investments has negotiated the sale of Anaheim Resort Centre, a retail property located within the Disneyland Resort District in Anaheim. An Irvine, California-based family office acquired the center from an undisclosed seller for $19.5 million. Located on the corner of Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue, Anaheim Resort Centre features 10,000 square feet of retail space that nine tenants fully occupy on a triple-net lease basis. Nick Miller and Shaun Riley of Faris Lee Investments represented the buyer in the transaction.
O,R&L Commercial Arranges $18.9 Million Sale of Retail Center in Branford, Connecticut
Branford, Conn. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the $18.9 million sale of Shoreline Plaza, a 77,037-square-foot retail center in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Branford. Tenants include Coastal Wine & Spirits, Staples, Shoreline Prime Meats & Deli and InShape Fitness. Frank Hird of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller, A&A Properties, in the transaction, and procured the buyer, an entity doing business as Executive Two Hundred LLC.
Smyrna, Ga. — South Coast Commercial has acquired Ivy Walk, a 42,499-square-foot neighborhood retail center located in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna, for $18.5 million. Built in 2004, the property was 91 percent occupied at the time of sale by tenants including Muss & Turner’s, South City Kitchen, First Watch, Natural Body Spa and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The center is located at the intersection of Atlanta Road and Cumberland Parkway, roughly 16 miles northwest of Atlanta. Brad Buchanan, Jim Hamilton and Andrew Kahn of JLL Capital Markets represented the …